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Spencer Adkins was signed to a Reserve/Future contract with the Ravens on 1/3/13...Waived by the Falcons on 8/31/12...Originally selected by Atlanta in the sixth round (176th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Career

• Has appeared in 24 career games, including one start, totaling 5 tackles (3 solo)
• Recorded his first-career tackle at TB (9/25/11)
• Started his first-career game vs. TB (1/1/12), where he recorded a career-high 3 tackles (1 solo)

2012: (with Atlanta – 0/0) Spent training camp with the Falcons before being waived on 8/31

2011: (with Atlanta – 10/1) Saw action in 10 games, primarily on special teams, with one start...Posted 5 tackles (3 solo)
• Started his first-career game at OLB for a defense that held the Buccaneers to 35 rushing yards and recorded a career-high 3 tackles (1 solo) in game 16 vs. TB (1/1/12)
• Recorded his first career tackles (2 solo) and saw his first action of 2011 in game 3 at TB (9/25)
• Played in his first career playoff game and posted 4 tackles (3 solo) in the Wild Card Game at NYG (1/8/12)

2010: (with Atlanta – 9/0) Produced a career-high 6 special teams tackles while seeing time primarily on special teams

2009: (with Atlanta – 5/0) Posted 3 special teams tackles as a rookie
• Made his NFL debut in game 6 at Dal. (10/25)
• Recorded his first-career special teams tackle in game 13 vs. NO (12/13)

College: Appeared in 31 games (five starts) with Miami, posting 72 tackles (42 solo), 5 sacks (-28 yards) and 1 INT in four seasons with the Hurricanes...Saw action in 10 games as a senior, compiling 17 tackles (13 solo) and 4 sacks (-20 yards)...Was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week in the season-opening victory over Charleston Southern after totaling 3 tackles and 2 sacks...Had a season-high 4 tackles against Wake Forest and NC State...Played in 11 games as a junior, making the first five starts of his career and posting 52 tackles (27 solo), 1 sack (-8 yards), 1 INT and 1 PD...Made the first start of his career at LB and recorded 8 tackles (4 solo) vs. Oklahoma...Produced 4 tackles (2 solo) and his first-career sack in a win over Texas A&M...Started at LB and made a career-high 9 tackles (3 solo), 1 TFL and 1 PD vs. Georgia Tech...Saw action in four games as a sophomore and totaled 3 tackles...Appeared in six games as a true freshman, playing primarily on special teams.

High School, Personal: Prepped at Naples (FL) HS...As a senior in 2004, totaled 11 sacks and 19 TFL...Posted 80 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior...Emerged as a DE as a sophomore and began playing LB as a junior...Rated as the No. 7 OLB in the nation and No. 87 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com...Was a member of the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team and the Florida Times-Union Super 75... Didn’t play organized football until high school.

Community: Participated in several Falcons community initiatives throughout the 2010 season, including Play 60 events at area schools and Boys and Girls Clubs, and a visit to the Georgia Aquarium for fish arts and crafts with disabled children from Challenged Child & Friends in Gainesville.